Apollo (submarine communications cable)

Apollo (submarine communications cable)

Infobox Submarine communications cable
owners = Apollo Submarine Cable System Ltd
cable_name = Apollo


landing_points =

1.flagicon|UK Bude, UK
2.flagicon|France Lannion, France
3.flagicon|USA Shirley, New York
4.flagicon|USA Manasquan, New Jersey

technology = Fibre Optic DWDM
design_capacity = nowrap|over 3.2 Tbit/s per Leg
current_capacity = unknown
length = 13,000 km
topology = Two Fully Diverse Paths
first_use_date = early 2003

Apollo is an optical submarine communications cable system crossing the Atlantic ocean, owned by Apollo Submarine Cable System Ltd (A joint venture between Cable & Wireless and Alcatel). It consists of 2 segments North and South, creating two fully diverse transatlantic paths.

In early 2006, Level 3 Communications announced its purchase of 300 Gbit/s of capacity between Apollo North and Apollo South with option to purchase up 300 Gbit/s of future capacity. This acquisition gives Level 3 a trans-Atlantic path that does not pass through either London or New York City, which is desirable to carriers due to network diversity concerns. This purchase represents the single largest transaction of sub-sea capacity in history without laying new cable.

External links

*http://www.apollo-scs.com/


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